Now that I got your attention

I wanted to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.

Love, Chris

-- Chris Coose (ccoose@maine.rr.com), November 21, 2001

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-- (ccoose@maine .rr.com), November 21, 2001.

S(h)ame to you, Chris C.
JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 21, 2001.

Thanks Chris, and happy Thanksgiving to you.

God Bless You. David S

-- David S (asdzxc8176@aol.com), November 21, 2001.

Cute Chris C.

I hope you and everyone who visits this forum (and celebrates Thanksgiving) has a great day tomorrow. Let us all give thanks to God for all we have that is good.

Also, I wanted to post George Washington's first Thanksgiving address. I heard this on Dr. Laura (yes a Jew, and very moral and I love her program), and I was a little surprised at all the references to God. I hope this posts OK.

George Washington THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION - OCTOBER 3, 1789 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor, and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me to commend to the people of United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness, now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next, to be devoted to the service of that great and glorious Being, Who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or will be."

-- Glenn (glenn@excite.com), November 21, 2001.

Thanks, Glenn. That meant a lot to me.
(Chris C may not agree, but I also find much good in the work of Dr. Schlesinger, and she is suffering a "white martyrdom" for it.)
JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 22, 2001.

With all the fine food around today, I think that I shall leave the bait set out in the above message for another day

-- Chris Coose (ccoose@maine.rr.com), November 22, 2001.

Happy Thanksgiving Mr. Coose and forum. Thanks, again Glenn.

-- David (David@excite.com), November 28, 2002.

BANGOR, Maine (Cath. World News) -- A pro-life university professor has been banned from a Catholic church for delivering an unannounced pro-life announcement. University of Maine Professor Terrance J. Hughes said that the matter arose after he learned of a fundraising spaghetti dinner to be held at St. John's church in Bangor on May 24, which was to be hosted by pro-abortion U.S. Rep. John Baldacci.

Baldacci, who calls himself a Catholic, has a consistent record voting in favor of abortion. Baldacci has voted three times in favor of partial birth abortion. Moreover, Hughes said that ten years ago he picketed a spaghetti dinner at a local public high school where Baldacci was raising funds for a local abortion clinic.

Hughes attempted to bring the matter to the attention of the parish priest and the local bishop but received no responses to his communications. Taking matters into his own hands, Hughes addressed parishioners on May 11 before a Mass letting them know Baldacci's record on abortion and displaying a sign depicting an aborted baby. Hughes was ordered out of the church by the parish priest Father Jerry Gosselin and left peacefully. After leaving the church following his presentation of only a few minutes, Hughes said Father Gosselin addressed him saying: "Wait till the university hears about this, you're finished."

Hughes addressed his concerns over the dinner and his treatment by Father Gosselin in a letter to Bishop Joseph Gerry of Portland, Maine. He was later informed that he was issued an order barring him from the church for a year. Twelve pro-lifers demonstrated outside the church as Baldacci hosted the parish dinner on May 24. Hughes said he informed the bishop that he and other pro-lifers have been showing the graphic abortion signs in various cities and towns, but not until now "in front of churches; maybe that's where we should have been from the beginning."

-- Not a New England liberal (Remember@the.Maine), November 30, 2002.

Hi, Kiwi

I topped this thread for you to read George Washingtons' first thanksgiving address. I thought you might find it interesting as it does not agree with some qoates. Oct-3 1789. It is posted by Glenn in this thread on Nov-21-2001.

God bless you, Kiwi.

David

-- David (David@excite.com), March 09, 2003.

Thanks David. Id be intrested if anyone actually knows quotes I posted are true or just another internet fabrication. God Bless

-- Kiwi (csisherwood@hotmail.com), March 10, 2003.